In a survey of 1,000 hiring managers, 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it “is viewed more favorably by stakeholders than saying layoffs or hiring freezes are driven by financial constraints.”

Only 9% said AI had fully replaced any roles.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-13/the-ai-washing-of-job-cuts-is-corrosive-and-confusing?embedded-checkout=true

@carnage4life like how retail chains like to close locations because of "theft" instead of not enough traffic or competition across the street better than us.